Drainage to Sukhna Choe to keep Chandigarh's first underpass flood-free
The line will drain out water from the rotary and roads linked to the underpass.
The approximately 2.4 kilometre drainage line will be laid to prevent waterlogging and flooding of the underpass. "Since the current storm line is small and narrow, the authority inspected the area and found the requirement for a big drainage line to be connected with Sukhna Choe. A detailed plan was worked out. This will be one of the key components of the flyover work, which will be financed from the Rs 240 crore approved by the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH).
With this project, the planned underpass will be completely free of any major waterlogging and flooding," a senior officer of the Chandigarh administration told TOI.
Besides the new drainage line, Chandigarh administration also plans to shift all other key utility services from the sector 29/31/Industrial Area Phase 1 and 2 rotary site, where the 1.6-kilometre flyover is to be constructed. The cost of this exercise is yet to be worked out, but sources said that the initial assessment was pegged at around Rs 30 crore.
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Work on shifting will also be financed from the Rs 240 crore approved by the ministry of road transport and highways for the flyover project.
"All other utility services like existing water supply lines, existing storm lines, 66 KV electricity line and tertiary treated water lines will be shifted before the construction of the project starts. The shifting will be planned in a way that the general public is not affected in any manner," sources in the UT told TOI.
Flyover Box: The flyover project
1: Initially, the UT prepared a financial estimate of Rs 183 crore for the first flyover project in 2019
2: UT received the lowest bid of Rs 137 crore
3: The project was stalled due to the Covid pandemic
4: The rates of the project escalated
5: A revised estimate of Rs 203 crore was prepared with deliberation of the previously selected bidder, but it could not work out
6: Now, MoRTH has approved Rs 240 crore to construct the first flyover in the city. The fresh tender exercise will be undertaken to hire a contractor
Box:
The Chandigarh administration has clarified that since 472 trees were to be axed for the project, 2,799 trees have been planted at four different locations to compensate for the same.
Permission for felling of 472 trees was accorded subject to the condition that five saplings would be planted in lieu of one axed tree. Keeping this in view, the administration decided to plant 2,799 saplings in lieu of 472 trees.
Details of trees planted
Location---------------------------------------------------------Number of planted trees
1: Palm Garden, Sector 42, Chandigarh--------------------958 trees
2: Spring Garden, Sector 53, Chandigarh------------------411 trees
3: Leisure Valley, Sector 51, Chandigarh-------------------787 trees
4: Purv Marg, Sector 31 to 47, Chandigarh-----------------643 trees
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